PHOTOS: Lehigh Valley Takes OT Game in Hershey, 5-4
HERSHEY, PA – The Lehigh Valley Phantoms celebrate their OT win over Hershey on Sunday night (Kyle Mace / Chocolate Hockey)
Sunday night was a chance for the Hershey Bears to continue their dominance against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and East Division. After a big OT win the night before against Wilkes-Barre, Hershey’s division lead was at five points coming into Sunday. A day win for Wilkes-Barre over Bridgeport would promise the Bears could not gain any ground, but still hold that five point lead.
Looking for their fifth straight win against Lehigh Valley, the Bears and Phantoms went back and forth all night long.
Goals from Dane Byers, Stan Galiev, Tomas Kundratek, and Chris Brown kept Hershey neck and neck with LV all night. It was the Phantoms and Kevin Goumas with the last laugh as he snuck one past Pheonix Copley in OT to give Lehigh Valley the extra point and win.
Hershey is now 11-1-1-1 in 2015, with an active 10-game point streak. The Bears are back on the ice Friday in Albany.
More photos from the game:
Zack Stortini and Connor Carrick get wrapped up in a scrum, where Stortini threw a stick and was kicked out.
Jay Rosehill scores, celebrates, and points in the crowd after his goal in the first.
Erik Burgdoerfer and Brett Hextall drop the mitts.
Dane Byers scores and smiles after his goal to tie the game in the first.
Jay Rosehill smiles after his second goal of the game.
Andrew Gordon is tripped up buy Jon Landry.
Tomas Kundratek is joined by teammates after his goal in the second.
Jason Akeson scores to give Lehigh Valley the lead in the third.
Chris Brown gives Hershey their 4th goal of the game and ties it up in the third.
Lehigh Valley scores and wins in OT.